Mvumilivu hula mbivu
Meaning: Patience is rewarded.
Language: Swahili
Literally: The patient one eats the ripe fruit
Category: Food & Drink
Origin: Those who wait get to eat the sweet, ripe fruit, picturing the payoff of holding out.
More idioms — Food & Drink
- لوہے کے چنے چبانا (lohe ke chane chabana) — To face an extremely hard, gruelling task.
- Estar nas verzas — To be daydreaming and distracted.
- Arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe — To show up at a completely inopportune, awkward moment.
- hash slinger — A cook or server in a cheap restaurant, often regarded as rude or inattentive.
- sugarcoat the pill — To make something unpleasant more palatable or easier to accept.
- flavor of the week — A person or thing that receives intense attention or popularity for a brief period before…
More Swahili idioms
- Haraka haraka haina baraka — Haste makes waste.
- Mtaka cha mvunguni sharti ainame — You must work and humble yourself for what you want.
- Penye nia pana njia — Determination always finds a path.
- Kidole kimoja hakivunji chawa — You cannot do everything alone.
- Chovya chovya humaliza buyu la asali — Small indulgences add up to a big loss.
- Mgaagaa na upwa hali wali mkavu — Effort and initiative are always rewarded.
From our compliments & insults
- Ты умница (ty umnitsa) — You're bright, clever, and admirable — said warmly of someone who handles things well.
- У тебя золотые руки (u tebya zolotye ruki) — You're extraordinarily skilled — able to make or fix anything with your hands.
- T'as pas inventé le fil à couper le beurre — You're not exactly a genius — the wire to cut butter is about the most obvious tool imagi…